Mohammad al-Hussein () is a Syrian economist and politician who is a member of the

Ba'ath Party The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ( ' ), also known simply as Bath Party (), was a political party founded in Syria by Michel Aflaq, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, and associates of Zaki al-Arsuzi. The party espoused Ba'athism, which is an ideology ...

. He served in different cabinet positions.

Education

Hussein holds a PhD in economy, which he received from a university in

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Career

Hussein started his career in the public sector and worked for a long time there. He also served as an economy professor at

Aleppo University University of Aleppo (, also called Aleppo University) is a public university located in Aleppo, Syria. It is the second largest university in Syria after the University of Damascus. During 2005–06, the university had over 61,000 undergraduate ...

. Then he became a member of the Baath Party's ruling regional command. In addition, he served as the head of the party's committee of economic affairs. In 2000, he became a member of the party's central committee. On 13 December 2001, Hussein was appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs in the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero. Hussein replaced

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as deputy prime minister. Hussein's term lasted until 2003. In September 2003, he was appointed finance minister, replacing Mohammad al-Atrash. The cabinet, formed on 18 September 2003, was headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Al Otari. Hussein retained his post in the cabinet reshuffles of 2006 and 2009. However, his tenure ended in 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussein, Mohammad Al Living people Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 20th-century Syrian economists Academic staff of the University of Aleppo Ministers of finance of Syria Deputy prime ministers of Syria Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Syrian economists